Posted by Jonas Thompson on April 05, 1998 at 16:18:36:
In Reply to: Re: Power Charger, or "Frankenstein 101". posted by chris on April 05, 1997 at 01:39:01:
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: : I don't know if it is luck or what but someone just
: : gave me a '69 W100,(I guess he valued the parking spot
: : more than the truck) not running of course and Fred
: : Flintstone would feel right at home in it, but it is
: : whole. The reason I took it is that I've wanted
: : something to practice bodywork on without having to
: : tear up my '68 W200 (not yet anyway). What I want to do
: : is create a sort of hybrid truck; half Power Wagon,
: : half Ram Charger. I've never done anything like this,
: : but figure that it'll mean cutting and shortening the
: : frame, relocating the crossmember, adjusting the
: : driveshaft lengths, removing the roof, cutting open the
: : back half of the cab, cutting off part of the front of
: : the bed, attaching the shortened bed to the cab just
: : behind the doors and fabricating a new roof (removable
: : like the old ramchargers). Any advice on the mechanichs
: : of a project like this would be appreciated.
: : p.s. Yes I'm serious & no I don't need my head checked.
: sounds like good practice assuming you don't expect to sell it for any profit.
: expect to spend at least twice as much and take three times longer than you thought.
: good luck!!!